Tom Molineaux
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Thomas Molineaux, sometimes spelled Molyneaux or Molyneux, was an American bare-knuckle boxer and possibly a former slave. He spent much of his career in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelan
Tom Molineaux by Robert Dighton.
Molineaux (left) vs Tom Cribb.
Staffordshire figure, c. 1815
Tom Cribb
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Tom Cribb was an English bare-knuckle boxer of the 19th century. He was All England Champion from 1808 to 1822.
Tom Molineaux
…Britain and Ireland, where he had notable successes. He arrived in England in 1809 and started his fighting career there in 1810. His two fights against Tom Cribb, who was widely regarded as the Champion of England, in 1810 and 1811 brought Molineaux fame even though he lost both contests. The result of the first…
Tom Cribb etching
Tom Cribb's tomb in Woolwich
The Tom Cribb pub, London